Knowledge Base

Why Your Taxonomy Needs SKOS 

Bonnie Griffin . April 14, 2025 . Infographic

Taxonomies are a valuable tool for capturing semantic context, but their full value can only be realized when they’re represented in a standardized format. This infographic introduces SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) and demonstrates how your organization’s taxonomies can reach their full potential. Continue reading

Women’s Health Foundation – Semantic Classification POC

EK Team . April 10, 2025 . Case Study

A humanitarian foundation focusing on women’s health faced a complex problem: determining the highest impact decision points in contraception adoption for specific markets and demographics. Two strategic objectives drove the initiative—first, understanding the multifaceted factors (from product attributes to social influences) that guide women’s contraceptive choices, and second, identifying actionable insights from disparate data sources. The key challenge was integrating internal survey response data with internal investment documents to answer nuanced competency questions such as, “What are the most frequently cited factors when considering a contraceptive method?” and “Which factors most strongly influence adoption or rejection?” This required a system that could not only ingest and organize heterogeneous data but also enable executives to visualize and act upon insights derived from complex cross-document analyses. Continue reading

Humanitarian Foundation – SemanticRAG POC

EK Team . April 2, 2025 . Case Study

A humanitarian foundation needed to demonstrate the ability of its Graph Retrieval Augmented Generation (GRAG) system to answer complex, cross-source questions. In particular, the task was to evaluate the impact of foundation investments on strategic goals by synthesizing information from publicly available domain data, internal investment documents, and internal investment data. The challenge laid in …. Continue reading

Unlocking Knowledge Intelligence from Unstructured Data

Fernando Islas . March 28, 2025 . Blog

Introduction Organizations generate, source, and consume vast amounts of unstructured data every day, including emails, reports, research documents, technical documentation, marketing materials, learning content and customer interactions. However, this wealth of information often remains hidden and siloed, making it challenging … Continue reading

What is Semantics and Why Does it Matter?

Ben Kass . March 20, 2025 . White Paper

This white paper will unpack what semantics is, and walk through the benefits of a semantic approach to your organization’s data across search, usability, and standardization. As a knowledge and information management consultancy, EK works closely with clients to help … Continue reading